Message device



J. SEGAR MESSAGE DEVICE Aug. 2, 1938.

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Filed May 18, 1937 m a lim M 0 l I I. v

Patented Aug. 2, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,125,320 MESSAGE.DEVICE Joe Segar, Detroit, Mich.

Application May 18, 1937, Serial No. 143,319

6 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in message devices. It is anobject of the invention to provide a message device comprising a frame,a message pad so mounted therein that its outer sheet is bothaccessible'for writing on and also readily removable, and apocketform'edbetween the wall to which the frame is attached and thelatter to receive one or more sheets which have been written on andremoved from the pad.

Another object of the invention is to provide such a message devicewherein the frame is cheaply and simply made out of a single stamping,and wherein a portion of the metal removed to form the mouth of thepocket is flexed inl5 wardly to form a shelf to support the base of thepad. 1

A further object of the invention is to provide such a message devicewherein spring means are provided behind the pad to retain the marginalportions of the front sheet thereon in contact with the inner side ofthe frame and hold the pad substantially rigid while it is being writtenon.

Having thus briefiy and broadly stated some of the major objects andadvantages of the invention I will now proceed to describe it in detailwith the aid of the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 illustrates a front elevation of the invention, and

.Figure 2 is a section on the line 22 of Figure 1..

Referring to the drawing, l designates a stamped metal frame haing fiatupper and lower 5 extremities 2 and 3 adapted to rest against a verticalwall 4. These extremities are provided with suitable openings 5, whichin the present instance are in the form of open ended slots, for thepassage of suitable fastening means such as the screws 6, to hold theseextremities against the said wall.

Intermediately of its height the frame is substantially U-shaped, andhas a front portion 1 spaced from the wall 4; and lateral margins of 5the said front portion are folded rearwardly to form side portions 8,the rear edge faces of which are in alignment with the rear faces of theupper and lower extremities 2 and 3.

Formed through the front portion 1 is a pad opening 9, and spacedbeneath it is a pocket mouth Hi. In the formation of the latter a partof the front portion, after being cut, is inwardly and upwardly foldedto form a horizontal shelf II to support a pad of paper 12. Arrangedbehind the latter are spring means, such as the two leaf springs l5,which are preferably frictionally held between the upper extremity 2 andthe wall 4. These springs l5 hold the pad forwardly so that the marginalportions of the front sheet thereon remain in contact with the innerface of the frame i around the pad opening 9. They also support the padwhile it is being Written on.

Centrally of the upper margin of the pad opening 9 a recess [6 isprovided which extends above the top of the pad to facilitate theremoval of the top sheet therefrom; and for the same reason the upperlateral margins of the pad opening 9 are outwardly and upwardly extendedas shown at 9a beyond the top corners of the pad.

After a sheet has been written on and removed from the pad I2 it isdeposited through the mouth l0 into the pocket H which is definedbeneath the shelf l I between the frame I and the wall 4. Illa denotes arecess formed in the lower margin of the mouth [0 to facilitate theremoval of messages from the pocket I! by the person for whom they areintended.

While in the foregoing the preferred embodiment of the invention hasbeen described and shown, it is understood that the construction issusceptible to such alterations and modifications as fall within thescope of the appended claims.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A message device comprising a frame having two flat oppositeextremities adapted to be secured to a wall, and an intermediate portionof substantially U-shaped section the lateral margins of which havetheir rear edge faces in alignment with the rear faces of saidextremities, the front of the intermediate portion having two spacedopenings therethrough, and a shelf carried by the frame and extendinginwardly beneath one aperture adapted to support a pad of paper incombination with spring means adapted r to support the marginal portionsof the front of the pad against the inner side of the frame around oneopening, and the other opening forming the inlet to a pocket defined bythe sides of the frame and the wall.

2. A message device comprising a frame having two flat oppositeextremities adapted to be secured to a wall, and an intermediate portionof substantially U-shaped section the lateral margins of which havetheir rear edge faces in alignment with the rear faces of saidextremities, the front of the intermediate portion having two spacedopenings therethrough one beneath the other, and a shelf carried by theframe and extending inwardly beneath the upper opening to support a padof paper, in combination with spring means adapted to hold the marginalportions of the front of the pad against the inner side of the framearound said upper opening, and the other opening forming an inlet to apocket formed beneath the shelf between the intermediate portion of theframe and the wall.

3. A message device comprising a frame'having fiat opposite extremitiesadapted to be secured to a vertical wall, and an intermediate portion ofsubstantially U-shaped section the sides of which have their rear edgefaces in alignment with the inner faces of said extremities, the frontof the intermediate portion having a pad opening and a pocket mouthformed therethrough which are spaced from one another, a shelf integralwith the frame and projecting inwardly from the upper margin of thepocket mouth to support a pad of paper, spring means adapted to besupported be- 3, tween one extremity of the frame and the wall tendingto hold the front of the pad against the marginal portion of the framearound the pad opening, and a pocket defined between the frame and thewall beneath said shelf into which said mouth opens.

4. As a new article of manufacture, a message device comprising astamped frame having flat upper and lower extremities for attachment toa vertical wall, and a substantially U-shaped intermediate portion thesides of which extend rearwardly to said wall, a shelf formed integralwith the frame to support a pad of paper, said frame having two spacedapertures therethrough one above and one beneath said shelf, the paperbeing accessible through the upper aperture, the lower aperture formingan inlet into a pocket defined beneath the shelf between the wall andthe frame, and spring means adapted to be mounted between the frame andthe Wall holding the pad margins against the inner face of the framearound the upper aperture.

5. A message device comprising the combina: tion set forth in claim 1,wherein the spring means consists of leaf springs supported between oneflat extremity of the frame and the wall and adapted to extend behindsaid pad.

6. A message device of the character comprising the combination setforth in claim 1, wherein the upper corners of the frame opening and theupper margin of the said frame opening intermediately of its length areall outwardly extended whereby the removal of .a sheet from the pad isfacilitated.

JOE SEGAR.

